The Hartung surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,148 people carried this name — #6,578 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,042 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
156 people named Hartung live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
133 people named Hartung have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 173 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 78 people named Hartung live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Hartung.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
72 people named Hartung is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Hartung in American newspapers,
1919–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,429 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hartung,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Hartung 1505–1579 · Hebraist -
Otto Hartung d. 1922 · conductor
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Michael Hartung 1505–
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Johann Caspar Hartung 1622–1725 · master builder
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hartung.
- Hartenstein 683 · U.S. census
- Harter 10,020 · U.S. census
- Hartert 183 · U.S. census
- Harth 847 · U.S. census
- Hartman 64,106 · U.S. census
- Hartmann 11,000 · U.S. census
- Hartweg 125 · U.S. census
- Hartz 4,153 · U.S. census
- Hartzer 162 · U.S. census
- Harvey 115,662 · U.S. census
- Hary 288 · U.S. census
- Hasani 401 · U.S. census
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